Latest NewsTikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is
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Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
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Read MoreUS stopped the food supply Somalia Danab commandos for corruption
File Photo/Somali Times The United States government has suspended the food supply it was giving to the Danab commandos, after the corruption in the purchase of food and fuel aid to the Danab
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TikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is
Read MorePhilippines denies deal with China over disputed South China Sea shoal
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
Read MoreUN urges immediate action against sexual violence in conflict-torn Sudan
By Anadolu Agency The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) called on Friday for swift action against the scourge of sexual violence in the war-torn Sudan. “After one year
Read MoreUS stopped the food supply Somalia Danab commandos for corruption
File Photo/Somali Times The United States government has suspended the food supply it was giving to the Danab commandos, after the corruption in the purchase of food and fuel aid to the Danab
Read MoreTupac Shakur’s estate threatens legal action against Drake for using A.I. vocals of late rapper
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Featured ArticlesTikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is
TikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKHargeisa president meets with UK ambassador to Somalia
The President of Hargeisa administration Mr.Muse Bihi Abdi today received a delegation from the United Kingdom led by David Concar, UK Ambassador to Somalia in Hargeisa. According to a
Read MoreBirmingham Covid-19 enforcement powers to shut pubs and close parks unveiled
© Jacob King People in Birmingham city centre after it was announced on Friday that the city has been added to a watch list as an “area of enhanced support”, moving it closer to localised
Read MoreUK issues travel advisory on Kenya after Manda Bay attack
The Manda Bay Attack • Around 190,000 UK residents visit Kenya every year and most visits are trouble-free. • UK says that terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Kenya. The
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Hargeisa president meets with UK ambassador to Somalia
The President of Hargeisa administration Mr.Muse Bihi Abdi today received a delegation from the United Kingdom led by David Concar, UK Ambassador to Somalia in Hargeisa. According to a
Read MoreBirmingham Covid-19 enforcement powers to shut pubs and close parks unveiled
© Jacob King People in Birmingham city centre after it was announced on Friday that the city has been added to a watch list as an “area of enhanced support”, moving it closer to localised
Read MoreUK issues travel advisory on Kenya after Manda Bay attack
The Manda Bay Attack • Around 190,000 UK residents visit Kenya every year and most visits are trouble-free. • UK says that terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Kenya. The
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Blog PostsAl-Shabaab May Look to Acquire Explosive Materials through Illicit Smuggling, Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair Warns Security Council
If the current chemicals used for Al-Shabaab’s homemade explosives become scarce, the group would shift to other sources of explosive materials or precursors, possibly through illicit smuggling,
D-day as Yatani tables Sh3.2trn Budget for Kenya
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani will Thursday afternoon rally the nation behind his Sh3.2 trillion Budget for the year starting July 1, and which includes new taxes on items like cooking gas and
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was
Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
African Development Bank and development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
Photo/Somali Times The Bank’s current portfolio in Somalia totals $298 million, covering operations in agriculture, water and sanitation, transport, social and energy, and multi-sectoral projects
Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
The latest in Mogadishu: Speaker of the upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections.
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections. The house of representatives held an emergency meeting today on Tuesday, calling on national and
EU urges ceasefire, exit of foreign forces from Libya
The European Union called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to end military operations and engage in peace talks in a joint statement signed Tuesday by EU foreign policy chief Josep
KDF Somalia war refunds fall 33pc as Covid-19 gobbles cash
Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners in the first 10 months of the current financial year declined by a third
Outgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies
Photo: Credit Reuters President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi
Al-Shabaab May Look to Acquire Explosive Materials through Illicit Smuggling, Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair Warns Security Council
If the current chemicals used for Al-Shabaab’s homemade explosives become scarce, the group would shift to other sources of explosive materials or precursors, possibly through illicit smuggling,
D-day as Yatani tables Sh3.2trn Budget for Kenya
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani will Thursday afternoon rally the nation behind his Sh3.2 trillion Budget for the year starting July 1, and which includes new taxes on items like cooking gas and
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was
Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
African Development Bank and development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
Photo/Somali Times The Bank’s current portfolio in Somalia totals $298 million, covering operations in agriculture, water and sanitation, transport, social and energy, and multi-sectoral projects
Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
The latest in Mogadishu: Speaker of the upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections.
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections. The house of representatives held an emergency meeting today on Tuesday, calling on national and
EU urges ceasefire, exit of foreign forces from Libya
The European Union called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to end military operations and engage in peace talks in a joint statement signed Tuesday by EU foreign policy chief Josep
KDF Somalia war refunds fall 33pc as Covid-19 gobbles cash
Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners in the first 10 months of the current financial year declined by a third
Outgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies
Photo: Credit Reuters President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi